2017 World Tourism Economic Forum will be held in Macau on 16-17 October, then, Macau will attract the world's attention once again, brought together top leaders from the public and private sectors around the world to discuss ways to promote regional cooperation in the tourism industry, tourism and related work together to make industry forward as a world tourism and leisure center ...... - Macau will win the attention again.

This year seventy-one, General Secretary Xi Jinping at the meeting with the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region Chui Sai On stressed that Macao in implementing the "one country two systems" policy, sound governance and safeguarding national security and so on, a lot of positive and effective work. Currently, Macao overall situation is good, the work has made new progress. Macau hopes to actively promote moderate economic pluralism, maintain social stability, a pragmatic moderate policy to consolidate the good situation in Macao.

In recent years, the promotion of Macau World Tourism Leisure Center Joint Working Committee (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") building through a variety of measures to actively promote the benefits of central Australia policy implementation, deepen regional tourism cooperation, strengthening the development of new products, joint promotion, further promote the prosperity and development of Macau's tourism industry.

As early as December 2014, President Xi Jinping attended the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland Assembly had pointed out that Macao should "build a world tourism and leisure center around the development of national trade cooperation between China and positioning service platform Portuguese, promote moderate economic multivariate sustainable development. "

In order to implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping speech at the fifth anniversary celebration of Macao's return to the General Assembly of Macau accelerate the process of building the world's tourism and leisure center, in early 2015, Li Jinzao State Tourism Bureau and Macao areas of common deliberation, decided to set up two joint working Commission, from innovative mechanisms to provide endogenous driving force for the promotion of Macau World Tourism leisure Center.

June 2, 2015, the State Council approved the National Tourism Administration and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government signed the "Mainland and Macao agreement to promote Macau world tourism and leisure center construction work of the Joint Commission", the Board came into being.

In the Joint Commission mechanism, the National Tourism Administration, the Macao SAR Government, the Central Government Liaison Office in Macao and Guangdong, Fujian relevant units to form a joint effort to promote Macau world tourism and leisure center construction continues to accelerate the process, and further deepen the Mainland Macau tourism cooperation.

Australia continued to implement the central policy benefits

As Director of the National Tourism Administration said Li Jinzao, construction of Macau World Tourism Leisure Center is based on the central government to maintain long-term prosperity and stability in Macao determined strategic objectives. Since the "five", with the strong support of the Central Government in Macao SAR government under the strong advance, Macau world tourism and leisure center construction made positive progress.

Joint Commission since its inception has been committed to the implementation of central policies benefit Australia, especially CEPA-related trip policy measures. For example, since June 1, 2016, allowing five pilot Macau-owned travel agency management team mainland residents to travel abroad business (excluding Taiwan); in the "Hotels and Restaurants", "guided tours" aspects of the implementation of the Macao service providers national treatment. Field of tourism as one of the highest in Macao openness of trade in services.

In recent years, support Macao Economic Forum organized by the World Tourism is one of the main research topics of the Board. Following last year's fifth World Tourism Economic Forum was successfully held, the National Tourism Administration continue to strongly support this year host the Sixth World Tourism Economic Forum, maintain close communication with the Forum organizers, invited to assist Central and Eastern European countries participate in the forum, adding new elements to the Forum and enhance the attractiveness, let the world hear the voice of more Chinese tourism.

For the sixth World Economic Forum's upcoming tour, the Macao SAR Government Tourist Office Director Wen Qihua said the forum will seize the opportunity "along the way" building, to explore how inter-regional tourism cooperation in the context of global economic integration release greater potential.

The Board also promote the implementation of the free exercise of Guangdong and Macao yacht policy. By 2015, the National Tourism Administration of Guangdong special working group to study, November 23, 2016, Zhongshan and Macao yacht free exercise officially opened to traffic. Guangdong provincial government of Guangdong and Macao submitted to support the free exercise yacht embodiment, in June 2017, the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Public Security, General Administration of Customs, AQSIQ four ministries agreed in principle to the program.

Director of Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau Zeng Ying as saying, Guangdong and Macao to promote the free exercise of policy implementation yacht is an important task for the supervision of the Guangdong Provincial Government, the Guangdong Provincial Tourism Bureau actively communicate and coordinate with the port, maritime, customs, border control, inspection and quarantine departments, efforts to promote the implementation of the policy.

And jointly promote the construction of world tourism and leisure center

Li Shihong, deputy director of China National Tourism Administration, said the mainland has entered the era of mass tourism, to develop global tourism, Macau will accelerate the process of building the world's tourism and leisure center offers more room for development and greater momentum.

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Joint Commission since its establishment, give full play to its mechanism of action, and actively promote Macau World Tourism Leisure Center. On the basis of successive annual work conference held on the Macau Government Tourist Office Secretary-General to establish a working-level consultation mechanism from time to time, multiple communication and consultation work, at the same time, the Board also promote the Hengqin Island and the Macau International Leisure Travel joint development of world tourism and leisure center. The Board actively promote the Australian customs clearance facilitation, actively promote the "foreigners have been to Macau visa-free for 72 hours into the Hengqin" "Macao Hengqin and out of the vehicle" and other policies.

Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee, said party secretary Niu Jing, Macao Hengqin with building a world tourism and leisure center, must build consensus, to build both the tourism industry and planning communication and consultation mechanisms, tourism projects complementary docking mechanism; synergy between the two places to travel policy innovation, leisure and tourism industry promotion and market development; work together to facilitate customs clearance facilitation, convenient flow of industrial elements of the two tours.

Exhibition industry is an important industry in Macau, Macau is to enhance the visibility and influence of important platform. Joint Commission held in Macao to actively support international tourism (industry) Expo. Last year, the Macao 4th Macau International tourism (industry) Fair, first introduced tourism products, merchandise sales. In July this year, organized by the 20 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) the tourism sector, the mainland delegation of 63 tourism enterprises in the exposition consisting of Australia, mainland booth 167, more than a third of the total number of booths Travel Fair, is further promote tourism exchanges and cooperation between the two places to build a good platform.

Mainland and Macao to deepen cooperation in tourism

In recent years, the Board in deepening the Mainland and Macao tourism cooperation has also made a lot of efforts and gain tangible results.

In terms of market regulation, the two tourism market order rectification work into the comprehensive improvement of the national tourism market order "autumn and winter battle" co-ordinate arrangements to support the tourism authorities of Guangdong and Macao joint campaigns. In July this year invited a Macau police to Sanya exchange visits. In addition, the Mainland and Macao jointly combat the "zero negative fare" and forced consumption behavior, uncivilized tourists also established a mechanism for mutual communications.

Macau Government Tourist Office license and supervision department director Chen Lu presentation on the "2016 Annual Board Meeting Summary" related hand against "unreasonable cheap tour" consumer behavior and forced to work, Macau Government Tourist Office produced a new version of "peace of mind in Macau" promotional video, and actively promote joint play.

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In strengthening public services, tourism exchange, in July this year, the National Tourism Administration organized a study tour Mainland tourism sector public service facilities Macao tourist hub, counseling centers and other complaints.

In recent years, the Board is also actively promoting Hong Kong and Macao Grand Bay building world-class tourist destination. According to reports, over the years, the three places in promoting tourism development, has maintained good cooperation and win-win relationship. Hong Kong and Macao to promote the Bay Area to build a world-class tourist destination, and actively explore the establishment of Guangdong, Hong Kong Bay Area Cities Tourism Alliance; accelerate Hong Kong and Macao to build a barrier-free tourism zone; Guangdong, Hong Kong to jointly promote the "quality tourism"; to build a world-class Cantonese Hong Kong and Macao tourism education and research and innovation base.

Vigorously carry out overseas tourism market promotion

Joint promotion, to enhance regional tourism impact and visibility, is one of the important topics of the Board. In recent years, efforts to promote Joint Commission, continue to strengthen joint international market promotion. In May this year, Fujian and Macao Special Administrative Region Tourism Bureau, Xiamen Municipal Tourism Commission and other departments jointly held Fujian and Macao "along the way" to promote cooperation in tourism fairs.

"Multi-destination" product line and joint promotional activities ongoing. For example, in September 2015, traveling salesman and media organizations in Taiwan and his party of 36 people went to Macau, Zhuhai to carry out inspection line "multi-destination"; in October 2016, the National Tourism Administration invited the Secretary Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Chinese Taipei Association of Travel Agents on both sides Travel Association and his party of 46 people, went to Macau, Zhuhai, Zhongshan carry out inspection tours "multi-destination"; February of this year, Guangdong, Hong Kong joint tourism promotion agencies invited Canadian industry Laiyue folk songs step on the line, promotion of "multi-destination" line and the Silk Road culture. Deputy director of the Macau Government Tourist Office Xie Qing Qian introduced in April this year, the invitation of the Macau Government Tourist Office, the tourism sector in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hong Kong and in Indonesia, Malaysia hosted the Macau cum Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hong Kong tourism promotion ( "multi-destination "Tourism promotion), enhanced with" relevant national and regional cooperation in the area all the way "along the route.

Macau Government Tourist Office Tourism Promotion Department Director Huo Huilan said that for the promotion of tourism route "multi-destination", you can invite foreign media access to the industry and step on the line to collect opinions, packaged tour products to market, expand common international tourists market.